A fire swept through the terminal and two modular units at William M. Tuck Airport early Monday morning causing up to $1,000,000 in damages to buildings and airplanes.
The terminal, with its communication system and lounge, and the mobile units, where office equipment was kept, were completely destroyed. Several planes in the hanger were damaged by smoke and heat.
Special Agent Larry Bishop, of the Virginia State Police, who is heading the investigation, said the cause remains suspicious yet undetermined.
Firefighters reached the scene at 12:59 a.m. to find the mobile units already consumed by the fire.
Eight trucks and 60 firefighters from five departments remained until 3:50 a.m. fighting the blaze in the terminal, which spread to an adjacent hanger.
A nearby fuel tank was sprayed down to cool the surface, however, South Boston fireman Steve Phillips said the tank was never in danger.
However, several planes removed from the hanger sustained smoke and heat damage.
One plane, owned by Ron Gill and Ronnie Jones, could not be removed from the hanger and sustained damage to the cockpit glass and wing.
Currently, access to the airport is limited to day flights, according to Joe Morgan, county administrator.
Miles (Chic) Clayton, owner of Skylark Aviation Company, which operates the airport, said the mobile units contained all the maintenance records, FAA manuals, computer terminals, a weather computer, new airplane parts and the office equipment of a newly arrived aircraft salesman.
Clayton, the manager since 1978, said electrical and telephone service were in the process of being restored and that temporary buildings will be used while the county considers its next step.
"Chances are they won't rebuild the damaged terminal section," Clayton said.
Phillips said there was damage to the steel structure of the terminal when heat from the fire warped several beams.
Bishop and a team of investigators used a canine unit to determine if petroleum distillates, used to accelerate a fire, were present in the charred remains. The investigation proved negative, according to Bishop.
Soot must be cleaned from the planes removed from the terminal before further repair costs can be determined, Clayton said.
South Boston Fire Department received the call and was assisted by Halifax, Cluster Springs, Midway and Scottsburg fire departments.

Halifax War Memorial architectural and landscape issues will be reviewed by Dewbury and Davis, an architectural and engineering firm, with a report expected back to the county in early April.
The board's Building and Grounds Committee took the action Monday night.
The Halifax County War Commission hopes to erect a monument to all county residents killed in war during service to their country.
The Halifax Woman's Club raised funds to purchase a lot at the corner of Mountain Road and Main Street in Halifax for War Memorial Park. The club donated the land to the county.
Supervisors also approved offering Linda Wallace the Agricultural Development director's position recently vacated by Suzanne Heflin.
The director helps promote and market Halifax County agricultural products. Supervisors' decision to offer Wallace the job came during an executive session following their regular Monday night session.
During the Monday night session, Rodney Lewis, coordinator, Old Dominion Resource Conservation & Development, reviewed the status of the Wilson-Kautz Civil War Driving Trail, which includes the Battle of Staunton River Bridge, explaining that the tour should open "sometime in October."
He said there will be two stops in Halifax County, one at the courthouse and one at the Staunton River battle site.
Lewis also commended Halifax resident Douglas Powell for "his wonderful job in contributing to the success of this project."
Powell serves on the History Committee for the project, the committee now developing wording for the driving tour signs.
Lewis told board members that they will be asked to participate in the VA Civil War Trails Adopt-A-Sign program - $250 per sign in our county - to be paid annually, and about $450 per sign once every three to four years afterward. This funding will be used to promote and maintain the trail and to reprint the brochure when supplies are depleted. The funding request begins in FY 2003.
Other funding is through grants.
Virginia Civil War Trails has partnered with Old Dominion RC&D to establish the trail.
In the future, Lewis said that tourism projects are planned for a Civil Rights and Education Heritage Trail, as well as a Plantation/Patriot Series. Also on tap, an outdoor activities promotion featuring fishing, hunting and other lake opportunities, according to Lewis.
Supervisors will also be asked to join other jurisdictions in a $5,000 contribution to help with marketing and staff, as well as leverage for tourism grants.
Supervisors took no action on a Planning Commission recommendation that the county continue the current green box collection system but add an additional truck to allow greater frequency of dumpster site visits and clean-up.
The Planning Commission also recommended the establishment of at least one, and possibly two, unmanned convenience centers diversely located in the county.
However, the county administrator said that he would have reservations about establishing an unmanned convenience center.
Manned commercial recycling/green box centers have worked best in other counties, resulting in heavy use yet clean sites, according to a Dewberry Davis report.
The Planning Commission had recommended that the county move to commercial centers, but the substantial cost remains a factor.
Supervisor Joe Satterfield proposed another truck now to help address the overflow situation at many green box sites in the county.
It was also noted that the crew visiting the sites is short two drivers. Satterfield recommended addressing the driver vacancy problem and he also proposed taking care of the crews through salaries.
In other business, supervisors approved Blue Chip Racing Resort's request to allow overnight camping at VIR for spectators on Friday and Saturday nights. The action followed a public hearing. Jack and Vicky Abbott, VIR general managers, were the only speakers.
Jack Abbott told supervisors that VIR contains 1,200 acres. Paul Newman is among movie personalities who have visited the site, according to the general managers.
The board also approved the donation of .013 acre of land from War Memorial Park to VDOT to increase the turning radius at the Mountain Road and Main Street intersection in Halifax. The action followed a public hearing. No one spoke during the hearing.
Among Finance Committee recommendations approved by supervisors Monday night were the following:
· An FY 2002 Local Government Challenge Grants for Arts application for the Little Theatre.
· For the county to provide a vehicle decal - one per volunteer - to recognized volunteers of county fire departments and the rescue squad. A list of recipients will be provided by the chief of each department.
· Ratified a letter to the State Compensation Board seeking one full-time additional employee for the Halifax County Treasurer's Office.
· Supervisors approved postponing to a 6-year interval reassessment. Without action, the reassessment was due effective Jan. 1, 2002.
The board also set an April 2 public hearing on a proposed ordinance amendment to the Halifax County Code dealing with hunting.
The changes in the current ordinance address hunting restrictions within 100 feet of highway centerlines and for the use of muzzleloading rifles.
Supervisors set an April 2 public hearing date for board to address the Planning Commission's recommended new zoning district for residential, manufactured homes.
The intent of the district is to establish areas for manufactured homes that are "proximate to municipal services," allowing smaller lot sizes where municipal services are available.
In Dec. 2000, MayMac Inc., formerly Westside Land Development, renewed the request for a zoning change.
MayMac owns a 142-acre parcel of land located off the end of Westside Drive and it is interested in developing the land for single-family housing. The land is zoned agricultural. Water and sewer services are available to the property.
In other business, the county is requesting the executive director of the Southside Planning District Commission to assist the county in applying for a Community Development Block Planning Grant to determine how best to seek community facility funding for improvement to the proposed Paul Edmunds Jr. Park off of Route 360.
Supervisors also are supporting a South Boston application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a planning grant to extend water and sewer service to the Shepherd's Gate community.
VDOT Issues
A traffic light at the Halifax Square Shopping Center entrance on Route 501 is expected to be operational by late March or early April, according to Joe Barkley II, VDOT resident engineer.
South Boston applied for and received a grant for the safety project, which VDOT is installing.
The resident engineer also told supervisors that he expects to have the ad to give historic Clarkton Bridge away posted to the media soon.
During supervisors' annual retreat last month, Barkley told supervisors from both Halifax and Charlotte counties that VDOT would demolish the bridge, build a new one or give it away, with a bonus of $225,000. The $225,000 figure is the estimated demolition cost. What VDOT will not do is repair the standing bridge, Barkley told supervisors.
VDOT officials are to report back to supervisors in Charlotte and Halifax counties in May. Clarkton Bridge spans the Staunton River in the northern section of Halifax County, crossing into Charlotte County.
In other business, supervisors James Edmunds and David Martin were named to a road committee to meet with Town of Halifax representatives to explore additional options for truck routes.
Supervisors approved Mary D. Hall's appointment to the Improvement Council representing ED-7 and Frank Chaffin of Halifax was reappointed to the Southside Virginia ASAP Board.
Supervisors also endorsed a joint resolution with the Agricultural Development Committee supporting the Softwood Lumber Agreement of 1996, a five-year agreement between the United States and Canada to limit import of lumber from Canada and balance the market environment by counteracting unfair subsidization. The board is urging the state and the U.S. Congress to maintain that balance.

South Boston Town Council will be asked Monday to authorize as much as an additional $1.3 million from this fiscal year's budget to begin major repairs to the town's ailing sewer system.
Town Manager Ted Daniel is optimistic, however, that some of the $2 billion in federal EPA grant money earmarked for nationwide sewer system rehabilitation projects can be tapped, thereby reimbursing the town for costs associated with the projects.
At Monday's council committees' meeting, Daniel presented a detailed summary of major projects identified as the result of a year-long infiltration and inflow study of the town's 100-year-old sewer system.
Monies spent for the study, as well as for point repair to major problems in the system, have totalled over $900,000 to date, with estimated additional expenses of $85,000 before June 30, according to Daniel.
Costs associated with the project have included engineering, television inspection of the sewer lines, equipment rental, material and repair costs and part time labor, in addition to the hauling and placement of stone and gravel in low-lying areas to get access to the lines themselves.
"I think we're over the hurdle," said Daniel, adding that he thought the inflow problem with the sewer system had been solved.
According to Daniel, six separate contracts totalling approximately $1.3 million for sewer rehabilitation throughout South Boston were advertised earlier this year, with bids from 10 contractors received by town staff on February 21.
Over 18,000 feet of sewer lines are due to be rehabilitated, with 12 manholes involved, added Daniel.
Vandie Saunders, town financial officer, will present a resolution to council at next Monday's meeting authorizing a bond anticipation note in order to allow contracts to be awarded the next day.
Sewer lines targeted for replacement are in the areas of Washington Avenue, Seymour Drive, Fenton Street near Sixth Street, and Ferry Street (underneath the SoBo Ventures building), and the east side of the waste treatment plant.
Over one-half mile of sewer interceptor lines between the railroad tracks and the Dan River will be removed and replaced, and a project to address sewer line and storm runoff problems in the North Main Street-Washington Avenue area is planned.
A project to "slip-line" existing sewer lines will involve lines in the Grove Avenue/Seymour Drive, Westmoreland/Tanglewylde, Berryhill-Summit and Railroad Avenue areas, as well as line running through the areas of Traver Street, Fuller Street, Ellyson Avenue and Third Street.
In areas designated for pipe replacement, a new method of "pipe bursting" would allow contractors to replace existing sewer lines without having to open the street surfaces, according to Daniel.
Daniel reminded the committees that the town is still operating under a DEQ consent order, with a six-month evaluation period due to begin in December.
"Our goal is to get grant money to reimburse us, not only for the future, but for a considerable amount of the $900,000 spent this year, said Daniel."
Other Finance Business
· Saunders told council members that town finances were "basically in good shape," at Monday's meeting.
According to Saunders, the General Fund balance stood at $3.8 million, with about $3.3 million cash in the bank.
Although the Water and Sewer fund showed a $922,000 fund balance deficit, it did have about $442,626 in cash to pay the bills, continued Saunders.
The Landfill Closure fund reflected a $301,752 deficit, due to activities related to its mandated closing at the end of 2005, according to Saunder's report.
Saunders hopes to use a VRA pool program loan to help with the deficit.
"We hope to use the loan for landfill closure; we don't have current operating funds and need $1.8 million to close the landfill in today's dollars," said Saunders.
"Who knows what it will be in 2005."
Saunder's request to submit a $1 million loan request to the VRA to assist in landfill closure was put on council's agenda for consideration at its upcoming meeting on Monday.
· The Finance Committee discussed disbursement of this season's operating funds for both the Dixie Majors/Pre-Majors and Dixie Boys programs at Monday's meeting.
The fund appropriation issue was put on Monday's meeting agenda for consideration by council.
Current Issues Committee
The Current Issues Committee (CIC) heard an update from town staff on its proposal to re-apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in order to revitalize of the Tobacco Warehouse District in South Boston.
A public hearing will be held at Monday's town council meeting to solicit public input on local community development and housing needs in relation to the CDBG project funding.
In 1999, the Town of South Boston was awarded a CDBG planning grant to study the revitalization needs of the Tobacco Warehouse District, which is a subarea of downtown South Boston.
In April 2000, the town submitted an application for $800,000 in construction funds for the Tobacco Warehouse District Revitalization Project.
The project was not approved for funding by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
Subsequent meetings between the agency and Town Manager Ted Daniel and Community Development Coordinator Tamyra Vest indicated the project would be seriously considered if the proposal were strengthened and resubmitted this year.
· The CIC briefly discussed an application from Southside Communiity Services Board (SCSB) to modify a 1991 special use permit granted to Gateway Halifax Apartments, located at 630 Berry Hill Road.
A public hearing will take place at Monday's council meeting to receive citizen comment on an application by SCSB to remove the 24-hour supervisory requirement as one of the conditions required to operate a multifamily housing project.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the application on February 14 and voted to recomend the special use permit not be modified.
· The CIC considered on Monday a Town of South Boston request to apply to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Planning Grant to extend water and sewer service to the Shepherd's Gate community.
The $25,000 grant would fund activities and plans necessary for the preparation of a Fiscal Year 2002 block grant, including a preliminary engineering report, income survey and user agreements and an environmental assessment.
The item was put on the agenda for Monday night's council meeting.
· The CIC considered on Monday a resolution asking the Halifax County Board of Supervisors to consider having South Boston divided into two electoral districts with two representatives on the board.
Town council will consider the resolution at its Monday meeting.

The 2001 C.H. Friend Antique, Craft and Art Show returns this weekend, March 10 and 11. These C.H. Friend students are displaying caricatures done by Forrest Lane, who will be returning to the show this year. Also shown is an antique chest which will be appraised by Barabara Sazynski. She will appraise items from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Appointments for appraisals can be made by calling Pat Dobson at (804) 454-6221. Students pictured above (left to right) are: Timothy Dobson, Ryan Nicholas, Keyara Ferrell, Brad Rogers, Michael Jones, Jacob Hodges, Peyton Ferguson, Martha Purvis and Emarie Skelton.

By Joe Chandler
At 5-9 and 193 pounds, Tommy Holland doesn't seem to be an overpowering individual.
The 41-year-old Halifax resident appears to be in good physical shape.
But his stature and demeanor wouldn't lead you to believe that he is one of the state's top power weight lifters.
Holland won the 2001 AAU Drug Free Power Lifting Championship and the Virginia AAU Bench Press Championship Saturday in Richmond.
In the Power Lift, Holland broke the Virginia record in the squat lift with a mark of 540 pounds.
He broke the Virginia record and United States record in the bench press with a lift of 385 pounds.
Holland also broke the Virginia dead lift record with a lift of 540 pounds.
And, he set a new Virginia record for total lift with a total of 1,465 pounds.
"I owe my success to a lot of friends who have helped me," Holland said.
"Kenneth Conner, Steve Blauser, Doug Newcomb and Dave Shepperd have all helped me."
The victories in Saturday's competitions qualified Holland for the National USAPL Championship which will be held August 24 and 25 in Charlottesville.
Holland also qualified for the AAU national championships but he is giving up a chance to compete in that event in order to compete in the National USAPL Championship.
"I placed second in the National USAPL Championship last year and I want to try to do better this year," Holland said.
"My goal is to always do better than I did the time before. If I place second or third or whatever and do better than I did the last time, I'll fell better.
"I just try to better my total lift and let the chips fall where they may," he added.
The recent state honors are not the only major awards that Holland has earned in weightlifting.
Holland won the North Carolina Bench Press Championship in 1999. He followed that up by winning the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina Bench Press Championships last year.
The triumphs over the two previous years were big for Holland.
"I got out of the full power lifting for three or four years," he explained.
"But I got the itch to get back into the full power meets again."
Holland has been around the weight room for a number of years.
"I started (training) in 1983 with Mike Shortt and Joel Medley and it escalated from there," Holland said.
"I just enjoyed doing it and they got me hungry for it."
In his amateur weightlifting career Holland has entered 36 meets and has won 23 times.
"You lose a lot before you start to win," Holland said.
"And the older you get the smarter you get and, finally, you start winning some."
Holland says the most important thing in the sport is staying injury free.
"A shoulder injury or a lower back injury can set you back six months," Holland pointed out.
"When we work out we work more on technique than we do weight. If you do the proper training in technique and use good technique the poundage will come to you. If you go about it the other way you're going to get hurt."
"Just the fear of a lower back injury or a shoulder injury will hurt your effort," he added.
"You've got to be careful about what you're doing all the time."
Holland said he has held a long-time interest in the sport of weightlifting, an interest that dates back to his early teenage years when his father, a career military man, was stationed at Okinawa, Japan.
"I was 14 and my father, who was in the military for 24 years, was stationed in Japan," Holland explained.
"There were gyms on both sides of me where we lived. In Japan there was not a lot to do so I hung around the gyms."
Weightlifting began to interest him and it became his sport.
"I didn't play other sports," Holland said.
"When I started I was very small. I was too small to play other sports so I just fed off of that (weightlifting)."
While Holland started weightlifting as a teenager, he says it wasn't until much later that he really learned what the sport was all about.
"I got started back then but I never understood the sport until I started training with Mike Shortt and Joel Medley," Holland pointed out.
"They taught me the ropes. Kenneth Conner put the icing on the cake."
"I've been blessed to have good workout partners who have kept me believing that I can reach these goals," added Holland.
"If you don't get with the right people, it's hard to reach those goals."
Holland doesn't know what the future holds. But he does know he wants to win a national title and perhaps make an attempt to hit the next level.
"When I get satisfied, I'll quit," Holland said.
"But I don't ever want to get satisfied."

By Joe Chandler
As far as Jerry Marquis is concerned, Sunday's season opening South Boston 200 NASACAR Featherlite Modified Series race at South Boston Speedway probably can't come soon enough.
A trip to South Boston Speedway, regardless of the outcome, will, at least, give Marquis an opportunity to escape the nasty winter weather that has struck New England.
Marquis, a resident of Broad Brook, Ct., was watching Monday night as snow from a late-winter storm continued to pile up outside of his residence.
"We're getting hammered," he said.
"We're supposed to get about two feet. There haven't been too many weeks when I haven't plowed snow. I wish the snow would disappear from this end of the United States. But we have to deal with the hand that has been dealt."
Marquis, a third-year competitor on the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour, will begin his defense of last season's series championship with car owner Mario Fiore in Sunday's 3 p.m. running of the South Boston 200, a 200-lap event with a purse of $69,118.
The 200-lap NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series race will be the second race of a NASCAR racing doubleheader that will begin at 2 p.m. with the HomeMax 150, a 150-lap race for the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Late Model Stock Cars.
Sunday's race will mark the first visit of the NASCAR Modifieds to South Boston Speedway in 30 years and will mark the sixth time that the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series has opened its season with an event in Virginia.
"I'm looking forward to going back to racing," Marquis said.
"I think it's exciting going to a new track because basically everybody is on the same playing field. We all don't know what the track's going to do for 200 laps. I think it's going to be a lot of fun and we'll put on a real good show for the fans."
Marquis says Sunday's race will be a good show for area racing fans.
"It's a situation there where we'll have to go in with an open mind," Marquis pointed out.
"I think it will be a great show for the South Boston fans because a lot of guys won't know what the track's going to do. There will be some guesswork. There will be a lot of us guys visiting the locals that will be there and asking a lot of questions to determine what is going to happen during the 200 lap race. There is going to be a lot going on."
"I think if the fans want to see some good open-wheel racing and very close competition they should come," added Marquis.
Last season was something of a storybook season for Marquis who took home $109,767 in post-season awards for winning last year's NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series title.
Marquis, competing in only his second full season on the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series and in his first season with Fiore, locked horns with noted veteran Reggie Ruggiero in a torrid battle for the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series title.
After a superb late-season battle, Marquis won the title in the season's final race in mid-October at Thompson, Ct. Speedway.
The championship followed an uncertain beginning to the season when Marquis and Fiore headed into the campaign without a primary sponsor and basically raced hand-to-mouth through the first five or six races before Teddy Bear Pools came on board to sponsor the team.
"It was a spectacular year for the whole team," Marquis said of last season.
"Mario had been chasing the championship since the inception of the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series in 1987. To get together with him for the first time and go out to win it is definitely an exceptional year."
Marquis held a lead of about 100 points heading into the August 25 race at Stafford Motor Speedway. But an early mishap took its toll and Ruggiero, with a fourth-place finish, closed the gap quickly.
"That closed up the points gap considerably," Marquis said.
"After that point the lead bounced back and forth. I would have it, Reggie would have it and it bounced back and forth a couple of different times."
Marquis bounced back to win the September 24 race at Stafford Motor Speedway, a win that gave him an 18-point cushion.
Ruggiero won the next race, a 200-lap race at Martinsville with Marquis taking second-place, leaving Marquis with an eight-point lead heading into the final race of the season at Thompson Speedway.
In the final race, both Marquis and Ruggiero were caught up in a mishap about halfway through the race.
"We were basically the ones with less damage and complications and we wound up finishing fifth and Reggie finished twelfth and we won the championship by 36 points."
Marquis said he owes the championship to the team's two crew chiefs, Paul Clapprood and Rich Lavalette.
"They are the ones that did the all the work and gave me a car that I needed to win and race competitively every week," he noted.
Marquis pointed out that the series championship was a great reward for a season that began with so much uncertainty.
"We really didn't have a sponsor last year," he explained.
"When we first started we weren't looking past the first three races and basically the wheels had to stay on the race car. We were going from race to race. The situation when I first got together with them was that they were looking at a sponsor and were talking with somebody and never accumulated it all.
"We went to the first race," Marquis continued, "and basically what they told me was that if we finish this race we'll go to the next one and if we keep all four wheels on the car we'll go to the next one."
Pete Cloce stepped up and helped the team and Teddy Hebert, the owner of Teddy Bear Pools, stepped up to help the team with some sponsorship dollars.
"He (Hebert) really boosted the morale of everybody and made it so we were able to accomplish what we needed to accomplish the rest of the season."
Marquis grabbed his first win of the season at Riverhead (N.Y.) Speedway in the fifth race of the season and followed it up with a win in the next event at Seekonk Speedway.
"The win (at Riverhead) came kind of quick for us," Marquis pointed out, "being that we weren't going to be going to all of the races because of the way things were happening. That was pretty spectacular."
With last year's title in hand, Marquis and Fiore are looking to back it up with another championship.
But the team will have to overcome the loss of the two crew chiefs, Clapprood and Lavalette, who helped guide the team to last year's championship and new crew chief Ricky Miller is going to have to step up in a big way.
"I'm working with a new crew chief this year and that will come into play at some point or another," Marquis noted.
"But so far we're on the same page and everything is working out pretty well."
Teddy Bear Pools has signed on to sponsor the team for the entire season.
"That kind of relieves our expense account but the same situation (as he faced at the start of last year) could come back and bite us if we try to race too hard," Marquis said.
"I'm just going to take it one race at a time, not really focus on the points, just do what I did the whole season last year and hopefully we can repeat as champions."
The first four or five races will be critical, Marquis pointed out.
"A couple of the race tracks, like South Boston, will be a new track for me," pointed out Marquis.
"I've never been there and don't know anything about them. The new tracks have been good to us in the past luckwise and going in there and doing as well as we have at some of them. We've got a lot to learn and I've got a new crew chief and there's a lot to learn there. Hopefully we can be on the same page and make everything work out right."

Lavalette Glenn Henry

Lavelette Glenn Henry of Richmond died March 4.
Mrs. Henry was born in Prospect on July 19, 1918. She was married to Dr. Charles William Henry, and was a member of Ramsey United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her children, Dr. Charles W. Henry Jr., Debra H. Tyson and Cynthia G. Henry, all of Richmond; sisters, Jane G. Jones of South Boston, Kathleen G. Carson of Prospect; one brother, John P. Glenn of Farmville; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry will be held at 11 a.m. March 8 in Ramsey Memorial United Methodist Church, followed by burial at 3 p.m. in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends this afternoon, March 7 from 2 until 4 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, Richmond.

Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Ramsey United Methodist Church Building Fund, 5900 Hull Street Road, Richmond 23224, or the Volunteer Program at the Hermitage, 1600 Westwood Avenue, Richmond 23227.

Alice Rozylia Garber King, 75, of Swansboro, N.C., died March 3 in Dunkirk, Md.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. March 10 at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, where she was a member. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Park.
Survivors of Mrs. King include two daughters, Nancy Manning of Swansboro and Jean Small of Dunkirk; one sister, Mary Lou Mills of South Boston; four brothers, Stewart Garber of WVa., Norman, Lee and Bobby Garber, all of South Boston; four grandchildren, Wayne Small, Jeff Small, Jennifer Rogers and Lori Suto; and two great-grandchildren, Mason Rogers and Joey Suto. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl J. King.

Visitation will be from 7:00 until 8:00 Friday evening, March 9, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, N.C.

Kenneth Andrew Asbell Sr., 93, of Suffolk, died March 3 at Nansemond Pointe.
Mr. Asbell was born in Chowan County, NC, the son of Amos Kenneth Asbell and Ellen Simpson Asbell. He was married to Pansy Bunch Asbell and was a member of Great Fork Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Sydney Cobb Bible class and also served as a deacon. He was a past member of the Whaleyville Fire Department and was retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and also retired as a farmer.
Survivors of Mr. Asbell include two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph B. and Linda Asbell of Suffolk and Kenneth A. Asbell Jr. and Anita Asbell of South Boston; four grandchildren, Chris, Andy Ryan and Alex; and one grandson, Drew.
Graveside services were held March 6 at 11 a.m. at Holly Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Jonathan Judy officiating.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad, PO Box 1515, Suffolk, 23439, Whaleyville Fire Dept., 6235 Whaleyville Blvd., Suffolk, 23434.

Leona Stroman Carter, 94, of 406 Oak Lane, South Boston, died March 5 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home.
Mrs. Carter was born in Orangeburg, SC on January 6, 1907, the daughter of Daniel B. Stroman and Gussie Way Stroman and was married to Andrew G. Carter. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Andrew G. Carter Jr. and wife, Wanda of Pinehurst, N.C.; two grandsons, Robert A. Carter of Cross Hill, SC and Curtis F. Carter of Alabaster, Ala.; and two great-granddaughters.
A graveside service for Mrs. Carter will be held today, March 7 at 2 p.m. at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The Rev. Bob Fox will officiate.